Painting Floor Joists Basement Ceiling

An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state.

Painting floor joists basement ceiling.

This guest post on how to paint a basement ceiling with exposed joists comes from a reader and friend of one project closer chuck williams. A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option. Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling. Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.

If you don t already have one rent one for the. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky. The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.

You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer. However you won t have that endless sky feeling. Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.

Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper. Continue down the next joist. Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists.

Paint will cling best to a clean surface. Step 1 clean the ceiling pipes and duct work in the room to remove debris dirt and grease from all the surfaces that will be painted. Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter. Spray paint the whole thing.

Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open. Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.